Eaves-trough hanger



'(No Model.)

. G. M. VEDDER.

' EAVES THOUGH HANGER.

No. 244,955. Patented July 26,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE M. VEDDER, OF ELK RUN, PENNSYLVANIA.

EAVES-TR-OUGH HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,955, dated July 26, 1881.

Application filed May;19,1881. 1% model.)

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, GEORGE M. VEDDER, of Elk Run, in the county of Tioga and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Eaves-Trough Hangers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accom panying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion ofan eaves-trough provided with my improved hanger, and Fig. 2 is a cross section through the trough with its hanger.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

The object of my invention is to construct.

of galvanized three-quarter or seven-eighths sheet-iron, one end of which is turned up to form a lip, D, while the other end is bent around the bead B, as shown at E, to form afastening or means of attachment for that side of the trough.

Upon the middle of the strip 0 is riveted another longer strip, F, of the same material,

The hanger which is bent around the edge of the trough, down under the bottom of it, and up again on the other side over the bead B, as clearly shown in the drawings. The projecting end of the strip is punched with two or moreholes, ff, for nailing the hanger to the eaves.

The inside strip or cross-piece, O, is riveted by its lip D to the inner edge of the trough, a strip being placed in the trough at each place where its several lengths or sections overlap, so that the rivet will pass through two thicknesses of metal, thereby adding to the strength and solidity of the fastening.

It will'be observed that I use no solder and only two rivets for attaching the hanger to the trough; and also that the Weight of the trough has a double supportviz., the riveted crossstrap 0 and the lower bent part of strap F, which passes under the bottom of the trough, thus partly relieving the strain upon strap 0.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- The combination of the eaves-trough A, having roll or head B, and hanger composed of strip or cross-piece G, the bent lip I) of which is riveted to the trough, and its other end turned around the bead, and strip F, riveted to the middle of the cross-piece C and doubled around the trough, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE M. VEDDER.

Witnesses AMos MANSFIELD, WARREN Rose. 

